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Ideas of Epictetus, by Text
[Greek, 55 - 135, Born in slavery at Hierapolis. Taught by Musonius Rufus. Freed, and founded his own school at Nicopolis. Arrian was a pupil.]
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p.44
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23324
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In the Discourses choice [prohairesis] defines our character and behaviour [Frede,M]
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p.46
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23325
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Epictetus developed a notion of will as the source of our responsibility [Frede,M]
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1.01.23
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p.7
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23331
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Not even Zeus can control what I choose
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1.01.23
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p.7
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23338
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You can fetter my leg, but not even Zeus can control my power of choice
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1.01.32
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p.7
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23339
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I will die as becomes a person returning what he does not own
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1.03.03
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p.11
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23340
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We consist of animal bodies and god-like reason
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1.04.18
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p.13
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23329
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We make progress when we improve and naturalise our choices, asserting their freedom
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1.04.26
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p.196
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20873
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Tragedies are versified sufferings of people impressed by externals
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1.06.19
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p.17
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23341
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God created humans as spectators and interpreters of God's works
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1.12.09
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p.33
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23342
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Freedom is acting by choice, with no constraint possible
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1.12.09
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p.33
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23330
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Freedom is making all things happen by choice, without constraint
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1.17.01
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p.41
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23343
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Because reason performs all analysis, we should analyse reason - but how?
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1.18.6-7
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p.44
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22604
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Punishing a criminal for moral ignorance is the same as punishing someone for being blind
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1.20.05
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p.48
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23344
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Reason itself must be compounded from some of our impressions
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1.29.01
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p.65
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23328
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The essences of good and evil are in dispositions to choose
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2.01.13
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p.76
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23345
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Don't be frightened of pain or death; only be frightened of fearing them
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2.05.26
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p.85
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23346
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A person is as naturally a part of a city as a foot is part of the body
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2.06.10
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p.87
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23347
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If I know I am fated to be ill, I should want to be ill
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2.08.01
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p.90
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23348
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Both god and the good bring benefits, so their true nature seems to be the same
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2.08.07
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p.90
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23349
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Asses are born to carry human burdens, not as ends in themselves
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2.08.29
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p.92
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23350
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A wise philosophers uses reason to cautiously judge each aspect of living
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2.10.03
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p.95
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23351
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We are citizens of the universe, and principal parts of it
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2.10.04
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p.95
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23352
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A citizen should only consider what is good for the whole society
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2.10.04
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p.200
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20874
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A citizen is committed to ignore private advantage, and seek communal good
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2.10.05
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p.200
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20875
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If we could foresee the future, we should collaborate with disease and death
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2.10.22
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p.97
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23353
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We have a natural sense of honour
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2.10.26
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p.97
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23354
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If someone harms themselves in harming me, then I harm myself by returning the harm
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2.11.13
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p.202
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20876
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Philosophy investigates the causes of disagreements, and seeks a standard for settling them
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2.11.24
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p.100
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23355
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The task of philosophy is to establish standards, as occurs with weights and measures
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2.20.01
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p.126
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23356
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Self-evidence is most obvious when people who deny a proposition still have to use it
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2.22.03
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p.133
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23357
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Knowledge of what is good leads to love; only the wise, who distinguish good from evil, can love
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3.01.23
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p.151
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23358
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Every species produces exceptional beings, and we must just accept their nature
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3.03.10
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p.157
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23332
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Zeus gave me a nature which is free (like himself) from all compulsion
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3.07.15
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p.165
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23359
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We can't believe apparent falsehoods, or deny apparent truths
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3.13.15
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p.177
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23360
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Each of the four elements in you is entirely scattered after death
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3.20.04
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p.185
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23361
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Health is only a good when it is used well
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4.01.125
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p.239
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23363
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The evil for everything is what is contrary to its nature
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4.01.42
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p.230
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23362
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All human ills result from failure to apply preconceptions to particular cases
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4.08.14
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p.111
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21394
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Philosophy is knowing each logos, how they fit together, and what follows from them
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4.10.36
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p.277
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23364
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Homer wrote to show that the most blessed men can be ruined by poor judgement
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15
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p.313
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23367
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Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason
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58
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The Handbook [Encheiridion]
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§16
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p.258
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4022
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Epictetus says we should console others for misfortune, but not be moved by pity [Taylor,C]
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16
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p.292
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23365
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If someone is weeping, you should sympathise and help, but not share his suffering
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22
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p.314
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23368
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Perhaps we should persuade culprits that their punishment is just?
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26
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p.295
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23366
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We see nature's will in the ways all people are the same
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